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精研真题模拟演练AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival(CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge.The challenge invites，even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture，write an article，take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about.To enter the challenge，all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival，MIT Museum,265 Mass Avenue，Cambridge 02139 by Friday，February 8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday，April 21st.Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students.Winning entries will be published in a book.Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given.Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15th，each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration.The program guidelines and other related information are available at：http：/cambridgesciencefestival.org.21Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?ASchool students. BCambridge locals.CCSF winners. DMIT artists.答案A解析细节理解题。从文章第一段第二句“The challenge invites，even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to.”不难得知，该项目是让学生来参赛的。22When will the prizegiving ceremony be held?AOn February 8th. BOn March 10th.COn March 15th. DOn April 21st.答案D解析细节理解题。从文章第三段第一句“Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday，April 21st.”可知，颁奖的日期是4月21日。23What type of writing is this text?AAn exhibition guide. BAn art show review.CAn announcement. DAn official report.答案C解析文章体裁题。通读文章可知，这是一则激励学生参赛的通知，该通知同时介绍了参赛的注意事项。BPassenger pigeons(旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群) so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point，there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeonsa number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States，making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world.Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller，a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles(about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly，the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing.Where the birds were most abundant，people believed there was an everlasting supply and killed them by the thousands.Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain，waited until pigeons had settled to feed，then threw large nets over them，taking hundreds at a time.The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century，the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans need for wood，which scattered(驱散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north，where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline.Soon the great flocks were gone，never to be seen again.In 1897，the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons，but by then，no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County，Ohio，in 1900.For a time，a few birds survived under human care.The last of them，known affectionately as Martha，died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1,1914.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了在美国生活的旅鸽从数量巨大、铺天盖地到踪迹难觅、逐渐灭绝的经过。24In the 18th and early 19th centuries，passenger pigeons .Awere the biggest bird in the worldBlived mainly in the south of AmericaCdid great harm to the natural environmentDwere the largest bird population in the US答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句及第二段第一句“.a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States.”可知在18世纪和19世纪初的时候旅鸽是美国数量最多的鸟。故选D项。25The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons .Aescape BruinCliberation Devolution答案B解析词义猜测题。根据文章第三段后半部分提到的commercial hunters的捕捉方法和第四段旅鸽数目的下降可知，旅鸽受到了很大的伤害，因此该词的意思为“毁灭”。26What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?ATo seek pleasure. BTo save other birds.CTo make money. DTo protect crops.答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后一句“The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.”可推知，人们杀害旅鸽是为了得到钱(to make money)。27What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?AIt was ignored by the public.BIt was declared too late.CIt was unfair.DIt was strict.答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句后半部分“but by then，no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.”可知，立法时旅鸽的数目已经很少了，与B项“宣布得太迟”相吻合。CA typical lion tamer(驯兽师) in peoples mind is an entertainer holding a whip(鞭) and a chair.The whip gets all of the attention，but its mostly for show.In reality，its the chair that does the important work.When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lions face，the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time.With its focus divided，the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next.When faced with so many options，the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion？How often do you have something you want to achieve(e.g.lose weight，start a business，travel more)only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best，the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information.The end result is that we feel like we cant focus or that were focused on the wrong things，and so we take less action，make less progress，and stay the same when we could be improving.It doesnt have to be that way.Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face，remember this：All you need to do is focus on one thing.You just need to get started.Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people.If you have somewhere you want to go，something you want to accomplish，someone you want to become.take immediate action.If youre clear about where you want to go，the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文，作者由驯兽师的椅子引出议论：当狮子在面临很多选择的时候，就会困惑而不知道该做什么。并以此警示我们，当生活中有很多选择的时候，不要困惑不前，我们要做的就是快速抉择。28Why does the lion tamer use a chair?ATo trick the lion.BTo show off his skills.CTo get ready for a fight.DTo entertain the audience.答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四、五句“When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lions face，the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time.With its focus divided，the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next.”可以得知，驯狮人用椅子的目的是to trick the lion，故A项正确。29In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?AThey feel puzzled over choices.BThey hold on to the wrong things.CThey find it hard to make changes.DThey have to do something for show.答案A解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“.only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress？”可以推知，人们也同样面临着当有很多选择的时候不知道该怎么办的困惑。30What is the authors attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph 3?ATolerant. BDoubtful.CRespectful. DSupportive.答案B解析观点态度题。根据文章第三段最后一句“The end result is that we feel like we cant focus or that were focused on the wrong things.”可以推知，作者对专家的建议是持怀疑态度的，故选doubtful。tolerant忍耐的；respectful尊敬的；supportive支持的。31When the world is “waving a chair in your face”，youre advised to .Await for a better chanceBbreak your old habitsCmake a quick decisionDask for clear guidance答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二、三句“.All you need to do is focus on one thing.You just need to get started.”可以推知，作者建议在面对很多选择的时候，我们要做的就是快点作出抉择(make a quick decision)。DAs more and more people speak the global languages of English，Chinese，Spanish，and Arabic，other languages are rapidly disappearing.In fact，half of the 6,0007,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century，according to the United Nations Educational，Scientific，and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)In an effort to prevent language loss，scholars from a number of organizationsUNESCO and National Geographic among themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin，a scientist at the Macmillan Center，Yale University，who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas，is following in that tradition.His recently published book，A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture，grows out of his experience living，working，and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin，who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India，Nepal，Bhutan，and China.But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materialsincluding photographs，films，tape recordings，and field noteswhich had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now，through the two organizations that he has foundedthe Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature ProjectTurin has started a campaign to make such documents，found in libraries and stores around the world，available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet，Turin notes，the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了耶鲁大学的科学家Mark Turin和其他研究者为保护濒临消失的语言而做出的不懈努力。32Many scholars are making efforts to .Apromote global languagesBrescue disappearing languagesCsearch for language communitiesDset up language research organizations答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“In an effort to prevent language loss，scholars.”可知，那些学者是为了阻止语言的消亡，即“拯救那些正在消亡的语言(rescue disappearing languages)”。33What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AHaving full records of the languages.BWriting books on language teaching.CTelling stories about language users.DLiving with the native speakers.答案A解析词义指代题。根据文章第二段的“.have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.”可知，that tradition是指那些研究者“把濒临消亡的语言全部都记录下来”的传统。34What is Turins book based on?AThe cultural studies in India.BThe documents available at Yale.CHis language research in Bhutan.DHis personal experience in Nepal.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句的“.grows out of his experience living，working，and raising a family in a village in Nepal.”可知，他是以在尼泊尔的个人经历(his personal experience in Nepal)为基础来写书的。35Which of the following best describes Turins work?AWrite，sell and donate.BRecord，repair and reward.CCollect，protect and reconnect.DDesign，experiment and report.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin.”可知，他是以收集资料开始的；结合文章最后一段的“.Turin notes，the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.”可知，Turin的研究步骤是先收集资料，然后进行保护，最终让这些语言重新被使用，再次回到人类语言中。8
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